Dortmund vs Tottenham Champions League Preview

Dortmund vs Tottenham Match Preview

Dortmund have a mountain to
climb to progress here. In European cup history, teams have lost 3-0 in the
first-leg away and turned it around just seven out of 130 times (5.38%). The
Germans have, however, won half of the 16 UEFA ties where they lost the first-leg
on the road.

At the mighty Westfalen
stadium, it seems as though nothing is impossible. Dortmund have already won
with a scoreline that would secure at least extra-time on four occasions this
season - with two of them coming in the Champions League (CL), against Monaco
and Atletico Madrid.

Tottenham are firmly in the
driving seat though, and stand an excellent chance of reaching the CL
quarter-finals for only the second time ever. Mauricio Pochettino’s men make
their way to Dortmund after winning the first-leg 3-0 - importantly conceding
no ‘away’ goals.

Encouragingly for the
travelling contingent, the club’s 3-0 defeat here in 2016 is the sole blot
across Tottenham’s last five visits to Germany (W2, D2, L1). Furthermore,
they remain the best away side over in the Premier League this season (W11,
L4).

They have conceded three
goals or more in just one away match this season, and have not yet lost by
more than a two goal margin (in all competitions). Goals could be expected
though, as they’ve conceded in five straight road trips.

Players
to watch:

Rumored to be fit again, Dortmund MVP Marco Reus has six goals in his last nine
competitive matches.

Tottenham’s own ace in the
pack, Harry Kane, has three goals
in three matches against Dortmund.

Stat
attack:

Dortmund have won just one of their last seven matches
in the knockout stages of UEFA competitions.

All five H2Hs have featured
three goals or more.

Dortmund have been behind at
half-time once in this season’s CL - Tottenham have not yet been in the lead.

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